Compendium | The Work of Brooklyn Ceramicist Jane D'Haene

Brooklyn-based ceramicist Jane D’Haene has had a dynamic creative career. After studying architecture at Cooper Union, she went on to work as an interior designer at a renowned firm in New York. She eventually stepped away from that career, after she gave birth to her daughter, and being the creative that she is, she began designing clothes for her. It wasn’t long until others took notice and she started getting requests that led her to launch her brand Anais & I. Four years ago, something shifted when she first experimented with clay, it prompted her to sell the company and focus on her new passion full time. Completely self-taught, D’Haene’s vessels are imbued with an original tactile element, some have a sun-baked earth quality, while others are finished with a slick glaze.  “I often don’t like pinpointing exactly where my inspiration comes from, but I think it comes from everywhere, like nature and daily life. A lot of my pieces are influenced by Korean ceramics due to my background.” Her newest project is d’studio, in collaboration with D’Apostrophe Design, which offers objects and furniture designed to complement a range of interiors.  The first collection is Moyang, which translates to ‘shape’ in Korean and harnesses her signature porcelain coil technique, which is an interpretation of the feminine form.

Pictured above Moyang D’013

Photography by Alison Engstrom